Newsline: Azerbaijani diplomat severely beaten in Moscow

Head of the Consular Department at Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Russia, adviser Emil Maharramov was severely beaten by a taxi driver in Moscow on Apr. 16. Maharramov was taken to a hospital, where he received urgent medical aid, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Russia told Trend. The diplomat has already filed a complaint to the law enforcement agencies. The man, who beat an employee of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Russia, has been detained, Russian media outlets reported.